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Elon Musk: “The Department of Justice had a massive lawsuit against…”

Featuring: Elon Musk, Senior Advisor to the President, Head of Department of Government Efficiency | National

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Joe Rogan Experience #2281 - Elon Musk part 1

Published | Video Starts at 1:25:21

They had this massive lawsuit against SpaceX for SpaceX not hiring Asylum seekers. Right. So people like, say, like, oh, Elon's making it up. This Biden administration wasn't against SpaceX. I'm like, Bro. The Department of Justice had a massive lawsuit against SpaceX for not hiring asylum seekers, even though it is illegal for us to hire anyone who is not a permanent resident. So it is both. There's law that says you have to hire asylum seekers, but there's also a law that says anyone hired by a rocket company, which is an advanced weapons technology, must be a permanent resident. (1:25:21–1:25:32)

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Asserts DOJ lawsuit against SpaceX for not hiring asylum seekers, despite legal restrictions.

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